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Chinese car rental firm eHi receives 242 mln USD in financing

Xinhua, July 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

NYSE-listed Chinese car rental firm eHi Car Services announced on Monday that it had reached a deal with a Chinese policy lender for 241.5 million dollars of funding.

The deal with China Development Bank (CDB), one of China's three policy lenders, will allow eHi to receive 1.5 billion yuan in credit through multiple financial instruments for five years.

The funding will be used to expand eHi's existing network and car fleets, said eHi's CEO Zhang Ruiping. The deal also includes car-related fixed asset investment by the Shanghai-based eHi and CDB's Shanghai branch.

The company reported a 60.7-percent rise in revenue during the first quarter this year and 3.6 million yuan in profits, marking the first time the car rental service has been profitable after floating its shares in November last year.

Investment firm Tiger Global also increased its stakes in eHi to 30.5 percent, according to the company's filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3.

Another Chinese car rental service, Didi Kuaidi, also announced earlier this month a fresh round of financing from existing and new investors totaling 2 billion dollars to fund expansion in premium car services and car pooling.

U.S. firm Uber is also seeking financing for its China operations to compete with domestic rivals such as Didi Kuaidi for ride-on-demand services. Endi